By Iñaki Senar Zuñiga, paper converting sales director, MTorres In the ever-evolving landscape of the packaging-material industry, the advent of “Digital Twin” technology has ushered in a new era of efficiency and precision. By enabling “virtual behavior” testing of new substrates on equipment, this revolutionary technology has significantly reduced the reliance on real … [Read more...] about The transformative impact of “Digital Twin” technology in the packaging-material industry
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Improving performance of waterborne barrier coatings for paper-based packaging materials
By Hanze Ying1, Bernhard Kainz1, Marc Black2, Christina Sullivan1, Kristen Gracie Carroll1, Hadrien Lenoir1, Joseph Harris2, William Liechty1, Jonathan Mason1, Ray Drumright1 1 Department of Coating Materials, The Dow Chemical Company 2 Department of Core Research and Development (R&D), The Dow Chemical Company Consumer demand for sustainability-driven solutions is … [Read more...] about Improving performance of waterborne barrier coatings for paper-based packaging materials
Multi-functional, paper & board barrier-coating systems created by multilayer curtain coating
By Donato Ventresca (recently retired TS&D specialist) and Greg Welsch, global innovation and TS&D leader, Trinseo LLC Functional coatings are applied to paper and paperboard substrates to provide resistance, or a barrier, against media such as oil and grease (OGR), water, water vapor (MVTR) and oxygen, for applications such as food packaging, foodservice and other … [Read more...] about Multi-functional, paper & board barrier-coating systems created by multilayer curtain coating